malignantly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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She wields it malignantly, and she is humiliated for doing so, even more catastrophically than any of her real-life male counterparts.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022
The bond between a malignantly narcissistic leader and his followers, created by a narcissistic collusion — the belief in each other's specialness and exceptional greatness — is virtually unbreakable.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2020
Let’s say misinformed … gullible … well-meaning … scared … malignantly misled.
From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2015
North Korean state media said the missionary was tried on Friday and admitted to anti-North Korean religious acts and "malignantly hurting the dignity" of the country's supreme leadership, a reference to the ruling Kim family.
From The Guardian • May 31, 2014
He was bowing at Van Dam, but his smile was mocking and his eyes glittered malignantly.
From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
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